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Success! I found a little application which works on Windows XP, reads a fixed playlist (Treo Smartphone) from iTunes and copies the associated AAC files to a flash card in a fixed directory (\audio). The application is called Mass Storage Synchronizer, was written by Tea Vui Huang and can be found here. It is designed to work with the Treo's Palm OS but by using the copy to flash card function (in my case mini SD in a SD adapter), I had no problem reading the files on my MDA. He suggests creating MP3's but I had no problems with AAC files.
Pros:
Very easy to use.
Copies AAC files from an predefined iTunes playlist (Treo Smartphone).
Uses .bat files with java script and vb script.
Files playback with TCPMP and Media Player 10 Mobile.
Cons:
Fixed playlist in iTunes (Treo Smartphone).
Cannot playback protected AAC files (you have to burn a CD and Rip them back into the iTunes library).
It does not copy the playlist file.
The .bat files runs through multiple drives to find the flash drive, it forces an error for every one it does not find and you have to click continue. I just modified my .bat to only go to drive F:; my SD drive.
I have some screenshots on my blog here.
honestly why dont you make it where the person sets the drive or something like that instead of cycling
Have you considered using this?
http://www.viksoe.dk/code/playlistsync.htm
I tried a similar app called ppctunes but the copy was so slow via ActiveSync that it was almost unusable.
It looks like Playlist Sync has the same issue. [/url]
i use itunes agent
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ita
Thaks for the tip!
Thanks for the tip rsramirez, it looks very promising. I will try it out.
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i use itunes agent
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ita
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How do you actually use this app? I've installed it, but I dont know what to do next
Here is a post with a some screen shots that walk you through install and configuration of a "Generic Device" (flash drive).
hi guys, this is my first post, and i am haveing some issues with my tmobile usa htc hd2, first off, i just got the phone in the mail this morning, so all i know about it is what i have gathered from the internet (not that much)... so, i am haveing trouble putting movies on it. i have a bunch of mp4 movies that i use on my ipod, but the only way i have gotten one on my hd2 is to put it on the phone memory, which means one movie takes up almost all the space, so that just wont work, and i need to know how to put them on the memory card.
also, id like to know how to install co0kies home tab, i have downloaded everything i need for it, but i dont know how to get it on my hd2.
any help on either topic would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Pbleonidus
connect to usb, when usb to pc connection popup comes up choose active sync, then go to my computer (on pc) you will see a new device called something like 'pbleonidus's hd2', click to open that, you will see tw3o devices, one called \ and one called storage card.
Open the storage card one, and drag your files there.
Same for installing apps, drag the .cab file to the phone and then on the phone, browse to the file and click to run it.
Alternatively, when the usb to pc connection popup comes up choose disk drive, and teh storage card (and only the storage card, you cannot see teh phones internal file system unless you choose active sync as above) will show up as a removeable drive in my computer
Download ActiveSync 4.5 (xp) or Windows Mobile Device Center (vista and above) from microsoft. It's a much better way to browse your phones File directories, including the 16gig storage card, in my opinion.
This would also solve your second question regarding the CHT cab file. Drop it in whatever directory you want on your phone, (via activesync) then use the phones File Explorer to find that location, and execute.
ok, so for CHT, i just drag the cab file to the sd card file? do i put it in any folder, or just into the main sd card folder?
also, same thing with the videos, can i just put them anywhere on the the sd card or does it have to be in videos?
A handy little site for all of you...
http://www.htc.com/us/support/t-mobile-hd2/help/synchronization
Many categories on the left hand side.
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Download ActiveSync 4.5 (xp) or Windows Mobile Device Center (vista and above) from microsoft. It's a much better way to browse your phones File directories, including the 16gig storage card, in my opinion.
This would also solve your second question regarding the CHT cab file. Drop it in whatever directory you want on your phone, (via activesync) then use the phones File Explorer to find that location, and execute.
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ok, so i can just put cab files anywhere on the sd card, and browse to them, and click them from the device, and it will install things like CHT?
what if i want to go back to stock, can i just delete the file, or is there a process? and i think i got the movies to work, i just need to finish syncing a few...
By and large you can put anything anywhere you want, provided you know how to get to that location once you're browsing on the phone itself. In other words, you drop a movie in folder X, you need to know how to tell whatever player you use to open that movie from folder X.
Rule of thumb is to be clean and tidy about it, much the same way you would your pc. Personally, I drop the .cab files into My Documents, as it's easy for me to find from the File Explorer within the phone. Once you see it just tap and execute.
Once you execute a .cab file, you will be asked to install, then presented the option to install on Phone or Storage Card.
A program like CHT, or CHTEditor, or BsB Tweaks, I personally install on the phone itself. Any other Application or Game or what have you goes on the Storage Card.
If it's a program that's going to drastically change the way your phone operates (CHT), install it to the phone. Anything else on the storage card.
That's just my own conventional wisdom however. I think of it in terms of execution speed. You have to think something installed on the phone itself will run faster than something installed on the SD card.
thanks jimbonics, that helps a lot, and what if i need to go back to stock, can i just delet the cab file, or do i need to go through uninstall process (if so, how do i do that)?
also, do i need to run the programs in any secific order once they are put on the device? example: for CHT, do i need to run CHTEditor, then CHT, or doesnt it matter?
CHT first, then the editor.
For removal, simply go to Start-->Settings-->Applications-->Remove applications.
CHT is just a Sense 2.5 modification, so you aren't actually moving away from what is typically referred to as 'stock' (being a T-Mobile ROM over a cooked ROM), but I understand your meaning.
And, once you install a .cab file, you can then remove it from the phone, saving a bit of space.
You may want to archive it on your pc however, in case you ever need to do a hard reset. You'll find it'll help get your phone back to where it was much faster if you save all the cabs you install on your pc.
also, for the fixes that i downloaded, like a swype fix, opera mobile fixe, and something else, do i do the same thing as i would for the cht files, just put them on the sd card, navigate to them, and run them?
If they are .cab files, yes.
ok, i think i have everything i need, if there is anything you think i should know, im all ears. if i need anything else ill ask. and i appreciate the help so far.
pbleonidus said:
ok, i think i have everything i need, if there is anything you think i should know, im all ears. if i need anything else ill ask. and i appreciate the help so far.
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This thread will probably give you a lot of useful info as a new HD2 owner:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688928
And then this one too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663845
i havnt tried any .cab files yet, i need to get the other issues sorted out first.
im still haaving troubles with movies, i have about 30 mp4 movies and only about 5 of them are working on my hd2? whats up with that? when i click on the other movie files, it shows a black screen with a loading symbole for like a half second, then goes back to to the movies list. on the ones that do work, it shows that screen, but for like 1-2 seconds, then starts playing the movie... i really need to get these problems fixed, because, although i love the phones big screen and awsome camera, im not to impressed with much else, i dont want to have to sell the phone, after only owning it for a day...
mp4 isnt a filetype in its own right, it is just a container filetype (same with .avi files).
Inside it is a video file and an audio file. When you open the mp4, it uses a splitter to divide it into audio and video streams, and then codecs are used to decode the two streams.
The problem is these can be encoded with one of dozens(hundreds?) of different codecs, meaning two mp4 files can have completely different format video/audio inside them.
THis may not be the problem, but i would hunt down some kind of codec info prog (i use 'gspot' for avi files, dunno if it will work for mp4s, i dont have any) which will tell you what codecs the vid and audio streams are encoded in. You can then compare that to the supported codecs on the hd2, and take it from there.
samsamuel said:
mp4 isnt a filetype in its own right, it is just a container filetype (same with .avi files).
Inside it is a video file and an audio file. When you open the mp4, it uses a splitter to divide it into audio and video streams, and then codecs are used to decode the two streams.
The problem is these can be encoded with one of dozens(hundreds?) of different codecs, meaning two mp4 files can have completely different format video/audio inside them.
THis may not be the problem, but i would hunt down some kind of codec info prog (i use 'gspot' for avi files, dunno if it will work for mp4s, i dont have any) which will tell you what codecs the vid and audio streams are encoded in. You can then compare that to the supported codecs on the hd2, and take it from there.
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i also have the files in .avi format, so what do i do with this 'gspot'?
(and last night i have been installing a bunch of .cab files, i have CHT, CHTEditor, BSB tweeks, and a bunch of other tweeks! they work flawlesly! YAY!)
also, would the fact that i dont have the factory sd card make a differance here?
when i got my phone off ebay, the guy sent me a 2GB sd card, so i had to use the 16GB card out of my old phone....
also, how do you get to the registry to make tweaks? do i need internet to do it? because i cant get any on my phone...
and also, what is the today tab, and how do you turn off htc sense on it?
it didn't work for me on 2.1, figured 2.2 would fix it. nope.
it sees my homegroup and my computer but then it just says folder empty when i open it.
ive set many folders and files to be shared to "everyone" homegroup and directly to the device and it still never sees them.
im running windows 7
Try using es file explorer, that ussualy does the trick.
Does not work for the build in video and music app, but it's a workaround to get descent file sharing till Archos fixes the smb issue.
I used es explorer to navigate to an SMB via IP and since then it has shown up in the Archos file explorer (sometimes it requires a refresh).
I had a ton of trouble getting my 101 to see shares on my Win7 machine. I have since moved all of my shared data to my Ubuntu machine and I'm able to see everything, every time through any app on the 101 (files, video, etc).
I've not found Win7 to share very nicely with anything that's not M$. Just my personal experience.
I'm on firmware 2.0.54 / Android 2.2 Update 1 and what is working for me is:
Maintenance of existing SMB Information: Settings -> Wireless & Network -> Shared Folders Setting" This provides a list of known SMB entries and their security information (e.g. username and password).
Creating: While I know some people used the EStrong ES File Explorer, I have been using the "Files" application that came with the tablet to locate the SMB entry. Once I create it, I maintain it as I mention above.
As for the EStrong ES File Explorer, I've been using it for local files, but after reading the entries in this thread will look at using it for LAN, also.
Bert Moshier
es was at least able to connect. it still didnt see all my files though for some reason. and it couldnt play any. a basic avi file it would fail on and with mkvs it would say not supported file type
Tried the Menu and Refresh in Files?
Also mkv is working but you might have AC3 sound in there and that's not supported without an additional plugin.
I also have this problem. Can see and browse all (Windows) SMB shares using ES File Explorer. Archos Files app can't find any SMB servers...
ES File Explorer can't stream video from the shares :s Can the Files app do that? (I can't remember if that worked before Froyo...)
Using Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. SMB streaming works perfectly to my HTPC (running XBMC) and my TViX box.
Same form me.
With Androod 2.1:
SMB (from XP and Linux) worked with the standard explorer. Streaming works.
ES Explorer not tested.
With Android 2.2:
Shares on XP no longer listed in the standard explorer.
Shares from a Linux based device (Dreambox) are still listed. Streaming works.
Using ES Explorer, XP shares can be accessed, but streaming does not work with ES Explorer.
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I seem to have read somewhere that sharing drive root doesn't work. That's the way I traditionally share my internal files.
I set up a few sub directory shares \Video, \Photos, etc, refreshed and after authenticating, can see and stream using built in files app. couldn't before with this machine.
using XP Pro as server. works in video program, too.
A101IT-V6 - 2.2.1 - gApps, z4
AH HA!!!!
the video program is one of those that goes in and resets max CPU to 800 when running setcpu...
!!
So frustrating, largely because this was a key feature that attracted me to the Archos, and because it worked SO WELL before the "update."
I can browse the shared folders of my Windows Home Server or Win7 desktop just fine with ES, and in the Archos File explorer I can see the machine names in the workgroup, but clicking the machine name gives me "folder is empty" every time. even after browsing the shares with ES, the Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Shared Folder Settings is blank - I've never seen a profile there.
Anybody have any suggestions?
I got tired of futzing with smb and just switched to upnp, which seems to work perfectly on 2.2.1 on my A70. And I have the added bonus of being able to stream any format, since the renderer I'm using is PS3 Media Server (similar to TVersity). It also supports subtitles
see for me it's the opposite. well- I tried smb first, but it wasn't working/ so i tried upnp, and it
can't list folder content" so i screwed with smb and got it working great.
i had to turn off password protected sharing, with all other sharing options on (except streaming)
and in local security settings i allowed it to use blank passwords , not just on local machines.
and last i had to set the permissions of the drive to allow everyone read access(i gave full control)...
now it works great, streams all my vids. can't transcode obviously but that's alrite. haven't needed to yet.
I've gave up on SMB until next firmware update.
I'm using UPNP for video/audio sharing now.
I've tried xbms but couldn't browse files on A70, than I've tried Wild Media Server (UPnP, DLNA, HTTP), couldn't transcode all my media files... than I've tried ps3 and bunch other upnp media servers and almost gave up on that too
than i've tried windows media center, than added using media player my files... started sharing... and now i'm able to browse folders and see all my files (media)
I'm waiting on SMB
Also, cajl posted on his forum some news on new firmware. NTFS 1.5TB drive attached to his A70, announced ext3 support, overall performance improve, bluetooth gps support natively...
OminousE said:
I've gave up on SMB until next firmware update.
I'm using UPNP for video/audio sharing now.
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New firmware came out today. I hope it works. I'm waiting for my replacement A70 to show Monday so I can try it out.
It works.
Latest firmware fixed my problems Now I can access my protected shares and it remembers the username/password.
Streaming SD-video works great over my wireless (802.11n) network. 720p h.264 AC3 videos *almost* works, but it sometimes stutters a bit... Also, subtitles work.
I had the same problem andthe solution was that I had to create a password user on windows 7,did not have password before.
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i can tell smb is at least working.
but it wont let me login with the update still.
i have my homegroup settings in win 7 set to turn off password protected sharing
also in upnp some of my files that are fine still say file is damaged or incomplete
I've managed to access SMB on vmware machine (XP), W7 is not working for me.
I see my W7 machine using files app, enter user/pass.... and nothing
XP machine was easy to access, but... I couldn't access shares on XP laptop
UPNP works
Just out of curiosity, I have a Bravo with the new 2.2 android update, but I have had this problem even before the update.
I install a video file through Motorola Media Link, or just drag and drop without Media Link, or remove the memory card from the phone and use a card reader to install a video file. I have even changed the settings on the phone when connecting with a USB cable (USB Drive, Media link etc).
The video file cant be read by the stock media player or any media player programs I get from the Android market. I delete the file and try it several times different ways, and the video works. But it takes me hours to delete repeat until it works.
I have tried each time in turn thinking it is one certain setting that I am doing, but the setting that did work, now doesnt and one of the other ways does.
Is there something I'm missing? Please help if you have a fool proof way.
Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Is the video file a file in which can be played on a mobile device? MP4 is the most common, but not all mobile devices can play a wide variety of media files.
Hi all,
When I connect my Nexus 7 to my Win7 x64 laptop the system doesn't mount the tablet to a drive letter. It's listed a simply "Nexus 7". I can browse to it, but when I show file details it looks like the OS is thinking everything must be some kind of media (like music files) because the explorer window doesn't show the"modification time". It shows instead Track Number, Artist, Album, Year, Duration.
Thinking it might be Windows Explorer I've also tried Free Commander (a file browser) and get the same results.
Anyone know of a way to get Windows to see the files as something other than music files so I can see all the normal file attributes, especially mod time? The reason I want to do this is I have a bunch of epub files on the tablet and when I get new epubs it's easiest to sort by mod time and compare what's on the tablet vs. what's on my PC and copy all the files newer than the newest file on the tablet. This worked great on my Nook Color, and would love to be able to do the same with the Nexus. Right now it's a real challenge to figure out what I need to copy.
Thanks for any help!
UPDATE: After looking around some more I discovered that Windows 7 is seeing the Nexus as a "Portable Media Player", which is probably why it didn't mount the storage to a drive letter and thinks all the files are some kind of media, thus the file attributes Windows Explorer is showing. So now I guess the question is, how can I get Windows to think this is more than just a media player, and I guess mount the storage to a drive letter like you'd do with a USB flash drive or an external hard drive?
-Gary
gprichardson1 said:
Hi all,
When I connect my Nexus 7 to my Win7 x64 laptop the system doesn't mount the tablet to a drive letter. It's listed a simply "Nexus 7". I can browse to it, but when I show file details it looks like the OS is thinking everything must be some kind of media (like music files) because the explorer window doesn't show the"modification time". It shows instead Track Number, Artist, Album, Year, Duration.
Thinking it might be Windows Explorer I've also tried Free Commander (a file browser) and get the same results.
Anyone know of a way to get Windows to see the files as something other than music files so I can see all the normal file attributes, especially mod time? The reason I want to do this is I have a bunch of epub files on the tablet and when I get new epubs it's easiest to sort by mod time and compare what's on the tablet vs. what's on my PC and copy all the files newer than the newest file on the tablet. This worked great on my Nook Color, and would love to be able to do the same with the Nexus. Right now it's a real challenge to figure out what I need to copy.
Thanks for any help!
UPDATE: After looking around some more I discovered that Windows 7 is seeing the Nexus as a "Portable Media Player", which is probably why it didn't mount the storage to a drive letter and thinks all the files are some kind of media, thus the file attributes Windows Explorer is showing. So now I guess the question is, how can I get Windows to think this is more than just a media player, and I guess mount the storage to a drive letter like you'd do with a USB flash drive or an external hard drive?
-Gary
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Well, I feel a little foolish about being able to get the mod times on the files. I hardly ever use Windows Explorer so I didn't realize I could just click on the header area where it says "Name, Type, Size, etc.." and simply select "Modification Time". I clicked on that and Voila! the mod times were there for me.
But in the midst of my searching I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774556&highlight=portable+media+player
which had an interesting alternative called AirDroid:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
It allows you to view the files on your Android device via wifi from any web browser on your PC/MAC/etc. I tried this app out and although the transfers were quite slow it's a pretty nifty way to copy files to/from an Android device, and it showed me the modification times!
-Gary